Calvin Harris

Promises

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Are you drunk enough?
Not to judge what I'm doin'
Are you high enough
To excuse that I'm ruined?
'Cause I'm ruined
Is it late enough
For you to come and stay over?
'Cause we're free to love
So tease me, hmm

I make no promises, I can't do golden rings
But I'll give you everything
(Tonight)
Magic is in the air, there ain't no science here
So come get your everything
(Tonight)
I make no promises, I can't do golden rings
But I'll give you everything
(Tonight)
Magic is in the air, there ain't no science here
So come get your everything
(Tonight)

Tonight
(You're everything tonight)

Is it loud enough?
'Cause my body is calling for you, calling for you
I need someone
To do the things that I do (hmm)
I'm heating up
Energy's taking control
I'm speeding up
My heartbeat's dancing alone

Tonight
(You're everything tonight)

'Cause I need
Your green light
Day and night, say that you're mine
'Cause I need
Your green light
Day and night, say that you're mine (you're mine)
Say that you're mine (you're mine)
Say that you're mine

Tonight

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mike On Nov 16, 2018

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I make no promises, I can't do golden rings
But I'll give you everything 
(Tonight)
Magic is in the air, there ain't no science here
So come get your everything 
(Tonight)
I make no promises, I can't do golden rings
But I'll give you everything 
(Tonight)
Magic is in the air, there ain't no science here
So come get your everything 
(Tonight)

Tonight
(You're everything tonight)

I make no promises, I can't do golden rings
But I'll give you everything 
(Tonight)
Magic is in the air, there ain't no science here
So come get your everything 
(Tonight)
I make no promises, I can't do golden rings
But I'll give you everything 
(Tonight)
Magic is in the air, there ain't no science here
So come get your everything 
(Tonight)

Tonight
(You're everything tonight)

'Cause I need 
Your green light
Day and night, say that you're mine
'Cause I need
Your green light
Day and night, say that you're mine (you're mine)
Say that you're mine (you're mine)
Say that you're mine

I make no promises, I can't do golden rings
But I'll give you everything 
(Tonight)
Magic is in the air, there ain't no science here
So come get your everything 
(Tonight)
I make no promises, I can't do golden rings
But I'll give you everything 
(Tonight)
Magic is in the air, there ain't no science here
So come get your everything 
(Tonight)

Tonight

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2018-11-16 20:54:15

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by ReonataO

7y ago

This dance song maybe a bit simplistic, but the music video is really where it shines. With a bumping back beat, the singers repeat many of the words several times, repeating the same message as many hits and even more drunken men: I want to give you everything tonight, but I can't promise more. While this message is a bit predictable, the music video is anything but. Calvin Harris and Sam Smith dive into New York's drag queen scene as we see several men dancing in a dance club, going in and out of drag. We see the two singers in different locales as images of male and female dancers flash across the screen. You really feel like you're in a drag club in the city, and you just want to get up and move!

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